Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-Sectional Surveys in Four Rural and Urban Communities

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult mortality in low-income countries but data on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension are scarce, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aims to assess the prevalence of hypertension and det...

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Autores principales: Hendriks, Marleen E., Wit, Ferdinand W. N. M., Roos, Marijke T. L., Brewster, Lizzy M., Akande, Tanimola M., de Beer, Ingrid H., Mfinanga, Sayoki G., Kahwa, Amos M., Gatongi, Peter, Van Rooy, Gert, Janssens, Wendy, Lammers, Judith, Kramer, Berber, Bonfrer, Igna, Gaeb, Esegiel, van der Gaag, Jacques, Rinke de Wit, Tobias F., Lange, Joep M. A., Schultsz, Constance
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22427857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032638

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22427857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032638

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